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When Miguel lamented inequality and its manifestations on the closing track of Kaleidoscope Dream, it seemed forced, heartfelt as it was, like the singer was reaching to display some depth. It didn't help that the penultimate number was "Pussy Is Mine." After the sleazier Wildheart, his second Top Five album, human rights issues naturally fueled Miguel's writing to a greater extent, as heard on War & Leisure. Although direct references to various intensifying issues are saved for the sparse finale "Now" -- in which police brutality, immigration, polluted water, and inadequate disaster relief all get time -- the majority of these songs are at least loosely inspired by the distressed climate. Miguel sings of being a vigilante and rebel, of "terror on her mind," and Korean missiles. Some references to his own armament aren't metaphorical. Space made for not one but two of the six featured guests, Rick Ross and J. Cole, is filled with nods to Colin Kaepernick. And then there's the buzzing, clomping "City of Angels," drawn from the perspective of an unfaithful lover who was out of town, caught up in a fling, while his woman was victimized by a ruinous attack on Los Angeles. For all the conflict imagery, War & Leisure is often brightly colored, even upbeat. Best of all is "Pineapple Skies," a joyous tropical escape and a rare modern R&B love song that illustrates a blooming relationship pre-consummation ("I ain't kissed you yet"). Close to that is the ecstatic, delightfully off-center "Told You So," expressed with a similar sense of optimism ("I don't wanna control you, I'm gonna set you free"). Smut does remain in supply. "Caramelo Duro" churns and grinds like nothing else in Miguel's catalog. He wants to "fuck all night" in "Come Through and Chill," a song with other signs that it was written while his songwriting faculties were somewhat compromised ("Hello stranger, vape's been waiting/And just as I recall, that ass is still amazing"). In another lusty cut, he's some kind of polyamorous cult leader. It all goes down easy with undeniable charm and sinuous hooks to spare. That yearning howl is in full effect too.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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William Roberts, Composer, Lyricist - Miguel, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - David Andrew Sitek, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Ross, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Davis, Engineer, Programmer, Mixing Engineer - Cousin, Assistant Engineer - Micheal Peterson, Assistant Engineer - Bo Bodnar, Assistant Engineer - Chad Gordon, Assistant Engineer - Miguel feat. Rick Ross, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Miguel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - Detail, Producer - Marvin Gaye, Composer, Lyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Noel Fisher, Composer, Lyricist - SALAAM REMI, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - DAVID RITZ, Composer, Lyricist - Sidney Swift, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - David Davis, Engineer - Eyal Federman, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Bo Bodnar, Assistant Engineer - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - Chad Gordon, Assistant Engineer - Odell Brown, Jr., Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Happy Perez, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer - Nathan Perez, Composer, Lyricist - Miguel, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - David Davis, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Travis Scott, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jacques Webster, Composer, Lyricist - Micheal Peterson, Assistant Engineer - Miguel feat. Travis Scott, AssociatedPerformer - Roget Chahayed, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Programmer - Bo Bodnar, Assistant Engineer - Chad Gordon, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Mostyn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - Bobby Avila, AssociatedPerformer - Izzy Avila, AssociatedPerformer - David Davis, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Roberto Moreno, Assistant Engineer - Micheal Peterson, Assistant Engineer - Ronald "RJ" Kelly, Drums
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Miguel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - Bobby Campbell, Mixing Engineer - Raphael Saadiq, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Scott Moore, Assistant Engineer - Quin, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Davis, Engineer - Dylan Wiggins, Composer, Lyricist - Hotae Alexander Jang, Engineer - Sir Dylan, AssociatedPerformer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Miguel feat. Quin, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Happy Perez, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nathan Perez, Composer, Lyricist - Miguel, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - David Davis, Drums, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Micheal Peterson, Assistant Engineer - Bo Bodnar, Assistant Engineer - Chaz Sexton, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Happy Perez, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Nathan Perez, Composer, Lyricist - Miguel, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - Jeff Bhasker, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - MARK STENT, Mixing Engineer - Michael Freeman, Assistant Engineer - David Davis, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Assistant Engineer - Bo Bodnar, Assistant Engineer - William Delaney VI, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Happy Perez, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nathan Perez, Composer, Lyricist - Miguel, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - Christian Plata, Mixing Engineer - Alex Williams, Engineer - Joseph Valdovinos, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Mostyn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Miguel, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - Christian Plata, Mixing Engineer - Alfredo Gonzalez, Assistant Engineer - David Davis, Engineer - Micheal Peterson, Assistant Engineer - Kali Uchis, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Orlando Gomez, Recording Engineer - Miguel feat. Kali Uchis, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Valdovinos, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Miguel, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - J. Cole, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - SALAAM REMI, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Yancey, Composer, Lyricist - SalaamRemi.com, Producer - Jermaine Cole, Composer, Lyricist - Gleyder Disla, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Miguel feat. J. Cole & Salaam Remi, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2017 Louder Than Life LLC
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer, Lyricist - Miguel, Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - Bobby Campbell, Mixing Engineer - Serge Tsai, Engineer - Wesley Seidman, Assistant Engineer - Arden Altino, Composer, Lyricist - Bernard Grobman, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Gerry Brown, Mixing Engineer - David Davis, Engineer - Arden "Keyz" Altino, Keyboards, Co-Producer - Casey Cuayo, Assistant Engineer - Brandyn Porter, Guitar
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Happy Perez, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nathan Perez, Composer, Lyricist - Miguel, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Pimentel, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Thompson, Composer, Lyricist - David Davis, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing Engineer - Roberto Moreno, Assistant Engineer - Micheal Peterson, Assistant Engineer - Bo Bodnar, Assistant Engineer - Will Delaney VI, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
When Miguel lamented inequality and its manifestations on the closing track of Kaleidoscope Dream, it seemed forced, heartfelt as it was, like the singer was reaching to display some depth. It didn't help that the penultimate number was "Pussy Is Mine." After the sleazier Wildheart, his second Top Five album, human rights issues naturally fueled Miguel's writing to a greater extent, as heard on War & Leisure. Although direct references to various intensifying issues are saved for the sparse finale "Now" -- in which police brutality, immigration, polluted water, and inadequate disaster relief all get time -- the majority of these songs are at least loosely inspired by the distressed climate. Miguel sings of being a vigilante and rebel, of "terror on her mind," and Korean missiles. Some references to his own armament aren't metaphorical. Space made for not one but two of the six featured guests, Rick Ross and J. Cole, is filled with nods to Colin Kaepernick. And then there's the buzzing, clomping "City of Angels," drawn from the perspective of an unfaithful lover who was out of town, caught up in a fling, while his woman was victimized by a ruinous attack on Los Angeles. For all the conflict imagery, War & Leisure is often brightly colored, even upbeat. Best of all is "Pineapple Skies," a joyous tropical escape and a rare modern R&B love song that illustrates a blooming relationship pre-consummation ("I ain't kissed you yet"). Close to that is the ecstatic, delightfully off-center "Told You So," expressed with a similar sense of optimism ("I don't wanna control you, I'm gonna set you free"). Smut does remain in supply. "Caramelo Duro" churns and grinds like nothing else in Miguel's catalog. He wants to "fuck all night" in "Come Through and Chill," a song with other signs that it was written while his songwriting faculties were somewhat compromised ("Hello stranger, vape's been waiting/And just as I recall, that ass is still amazing"). In another lusty cut, he's some kind of polyamorous cult leader. It all goes down easy with undeniable charm and sinuous hooks to spare. That yearning howl is in full effect too.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:02
- Main artists: Miguel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ByStorm Entertainment - RCA Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2017 ByStorm Entertainment and RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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